Title: Checking if updraftplus works properly
Last modified: August 22, 2016

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# Checking if updraftplus works properly

 *  Resolved [hamimorg](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hamimorg/)
 * (@hamimorg)
 * [11 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/checking-if-updraftplus-works-properly/)
 * Hi David,
 * It seems that updraftplus is backing up my website. But how can I make sure that
   it is working properly? I don’t want to be surprised by finding out that there
   was a problem with backups after my website collapses.
 * I think what I want to have is to restore my website to [http://mywebsite/temp](http://mywebsite/temp)
   
   by using one of the previous backups to see backups and restores are working 
   properly.
 * Thank you for this great plugin.
 * [https://wordpress.org/plugins/updraftplus/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/updraftplus/)

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 *  Plugin Author [David Anderson / Team Updraft](https://wordpress.org/support/users/davidanderson/)
 * (@davidanderson)
 * [11 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/checking-if-updraftplus-works-properly/#post-5520777)
 * Hi,
 * You can do any or all of these:
 * 1) Inspect the backups manually – they are standard zip and SQL files (use 7-
   zip from 7-zip.org to open the SQL file).
 * 2) Use the “Migrator” add-on from [https://updraftplus.com/shop/migrator/](https://updraftplus.com/shop/migrator/)
   to gain you the ability to deploy the backup on a different site from the one
   it was created on (i.e. clone the site at a new location – not a straight restore).
 * 3) Restore it at a new location without the Migrator, and that should be enough
   to view the home page. (But other pages won’t work, because the links will be
   pointing to the wrong places)
 * David

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 * Last reply from: [David Anderson / Team Updraft](https://wordpress.org/support/users/davidanderson/)
 * Last activity: [11 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/checking-if-updraftplus-works-properly/#post-5520777)
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